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Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> On 12/8/22 05:58, Dale wrote: |
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>> I was thinking DAS was not a good option. It seems like a feature |
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>> removed and cheaper version of NAS. |
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>> I think I've seen a couple Synology NAS boxes but I think even used |
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>> they were a bit pricey. Still, used could make that a option. |
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>> Maybe. It could fall into the category of pay a little more for a |
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>> much better option, even if it is used. |
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>> I've considered using older systems I have for NAS but they are |
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>> large. Way to large. It would require a lot of effort to shrink |
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>> them down if it is even possible. A NAS is smaller and designed for |
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>> what I need as well. This is what I found that goes with the |
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>> Raspberry Pi. |
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>> https://shop.allnetchina.cn/collections/sata-hat/products/dual-sata-hat-open-frame-for-raspberry-pi-4 |
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>> There is a two bay and a four bay version. I think the case is the |
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>> same for both so I may go with four for future expansion. Price |
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>> isn't bad for that part but as you say, Raspberry Pi board is a bit |
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>> pricey. Thing is, given the amount of control I'd have over it, it |
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>> could be a better option long term. I might add, I think this board |
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>> is somewhat new. I meant to include a link to it but forget. It |
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>> could be that you are not aware of that, or many other people |
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>> either. Also, I'd like to buy it from a more local vendor. I've |
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>> bought things from China through Ebay but it has a guarantee and |
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>> refund option that is fairly good. It's a option I've had to |
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>> exercise a time or two. |
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>> Part of me wants to buy a used but well featured NAS box. Part of me |
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>> thinks a Raspberry would be better and have upgrade options in the |
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>> future as well. I'm pretty sure I could have encryption on a |
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>> Raspberry NAS as well. I'm not sure if a prebuilt NAS box has |
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>> encryption or not. |
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>> Hope for some good ideas tho. I'd like to avoid buying something |
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>> that won't come close to serving even current needs or just plain |
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>> doesn't work. |
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>> Dale |
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>> :-) :-) |
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> Dale, |
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> DAS is direct attached storage. If your intention is to share the data |
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> with multiple devices for backup you will need to keep in mind that |
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> you will need a PC to share the data the DAS device is storing. In |
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> general, most DAS require some sort of HBA (some of these HBAs can be |
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> hundreds to thousands of dollars.) I've seen some eSata ones but they |
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> usually don't have stellar reviews. It's also getting harder to find |
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> eSata devices. |
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> In contrast NAS devices are designed to plug in to the network and be |
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> shared with multiple devices on the LAN right from the get-go. |
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> You are probably interested in a NAS, not a DAS. |
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> I have an aging ix4-300d NAS. The display has started crashing now but |
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> the device is still rock solid. However I'm in the same boat and have |
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> been researching options - I think for my case I will get a small cube |
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> case and mini-ITX board and roll my own Gentoo install. The cost may |
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> even be slightly cheaper as 4 bay NAS here are quite expensive where I |
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> am (with no drives installed) and building my own will be a bit |
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> cheaper and I can choose what drives to run in it. Vulnerabilities on |
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> devices like QNAP and Synology are very real and at least if you can |
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> roll your own you can keep that to a minimum (like an example not |
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> running a web browser to configure things.) |
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> Dan |
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I was thinking DAS wouldn't fit my needs. Just wasn't real sure what |
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the difference was. Someone always coming up with something that only |
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half works. :/ |
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Right now, I have a modem/router in one that the ISP provided. I have a |
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separate router that I use since I can control access with it. The ISP |
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modem/router can not be accessed by me. Supposedly, it has some |
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protection but without access, who knows. Either way, I'd connect a NAS |
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to my router that I control and if possible, forbid internet access. If |
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possible, I may restrict it to ethernet access only, no wifi connection |
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either. That should lock it down. Also, I only update backups once a |
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week for maybe a hour or less. The window for a hacker would be small |
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anyway. |
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I looked into buying/building a really small puter but with a lot of |
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drive bays. Thing is, they have few SATA ports and not many ways to add |
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any plus they end up being to large. I really don't like USB for my |
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data much. I've had a lot of bad experiences with USB and hard drives. |
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Still, if this Raspberry thing uses it and others make it work fine, I'd |
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give it a shot. |
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Still reading posts and trying to sort things out. Also, searching |
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around for NAS boxes just in case I run up on a steal of a deal. :-D |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |